How to Use titer in a Sentence

titer

noun
  • The findings suggest deaths were 35% lower in the high-titer group.
    — Author: Jonathan Lamire and Mike Stobbe, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2020
  • An antibody titer test is a blood test that can check your immunity to the measles virus.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 21 Feb. 2025
  • In law, a rabies titer is not recognized as a valid index of protection.
    — Dr. Marty Becker and Kim Campbell Thornton, sacbee, 11 Aug. 2017
  • Lab testing determined Misty had a low titer on Valley Fever blood work.
    — The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2024
  • They were then compared to similar patients who were given lower-titer plasma.
    — Author: Jonathan Lamire and Mike Stobbe, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2020
  • The emergency-use authorization covers both high- and low-titer plasma.
    — Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2020
  • Creating a higher titer, or antibody level, is like flooding a battlefield with soldiers in the face of a fierce enemy.
    — Matthew Herper, STAT, 27 Feb. 2021
  • At this time, the low titer is suspected to be related to previous exposure rather than an active infection but should be kept an eye on with her future vet.
    — The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The Blood Center will also ensure that the plasma has high titers of antibodies against the coronavirus.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 Mar. 2020
  • When tested, their titers – a measurement of antibodies – are lower, leaving them five times more likely than women to have an oral infection.
    — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2017
  • In the next few months, scientists will get a better sense of how to use antibody titer data, and many are already looking at additional boosters for the vaccine.
    — Chronicle Advice Team, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2021
  • The commercial laboratory tests or titer tests are most useful for people who don’t know their vaccination status, experts say.
    — Neha Mukherjee, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Only high-antibody-titer convalescent plasma was authorized for use.
    — Verywell Health, 27 Jan. 2023
  • So even if the titer tests don’t show high levels of antibodies, your immune memory cells may still be able to respond to the virus quickly, according to Offit.
    — Neha Mukherjee, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
  • The American Red Cross is working on strategies for identifying and recruiting high-titer donors.
    — Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2020
  • If no vaccine record can be found, doctors can go ahead and start vaccinations or do a blood draw to check your child's titer levels to certain diseases, which indicate either a vaccine or an exposure.
    — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Other crucial elements of your immune response include B cells, T cells and other immune cells, but a titer test does not show their capabilities.
    — Daniel Pastula, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Mice that received the antibodies displayed significantly lower weight loss, more normal pulmonary function, and fewer viral titers in lung tissue than in the control group.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Antibody titers in vaccinated condors — a gauge of their immunity — are being monitored, and the results will inform future vaccination plans, the spokesperson added.
    — Karen Kucher, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Because physicians and patients had no prior knowledge of antibody concentrations at the time of treatment, this was effectively a randomized, blinded study with low-titer plasma serving as controls.
    — Michael S. Kinch, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2020
  • People in Risk Category 1, the highest risk, should have their blood checked for antibody titers six months after the second dose of the vaccine to make sure they are optimally protected.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Perlman says that Spikevax’s higher titers could be the result of the vaccine including a larger amount of synthetic mRNA molecules.
    — Sara Novak, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Higher titers generally signify that a formula provides better immune protection, especially against severe disease.
    — Sara Novak, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Whereas when people who are getting infected, who were without symptoms, who are not vaccinated, generally the titer or the level of virus, relatively speaking, is higher than in the vaccinated individuals.
    — CBS News, 16 May 2021
  • By combining the recombinant vaccine with an adjuvant, or substance that increases immune stimulation, Novavax was able to achieve a high neutralization titer in preclinical tests — a measure of the protective antibodies that can block the virus.
    — Katie Thomas, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2020
  • Real-world data on effectiveness for the new COVID vaccine are still limited, but researchers can make some predictions based on neutralizing antibody levels, known as titers, which indicate the strength of the immune system’s protective response to the virus the vaccines are based on.
    — Sara Novak, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Per Cook County ordinance, dog owners also must submit their dogs' vaccine records — with proof of their dogs' vaccines or titers (antibodies) for rabies, distemper (CFV), hepatitis (Canine Adenovirus-2), parainfluenza (CPIV), parvovirus (CPV), leptospirosis, and Bordetella (kennel cough).
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026

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